Washington Phillips
The Tattler
[Verse 1]
Whenever you find a man
That loves every woman he sees
There's always some kind of woman
That's putting him up a tree

[Verse 2]
Well that kind of man he ain't got
As much sense as a mule
You know everyone don't love you
They're just playing you for a fool

[Chorus]
Oh no, it's not hard for you to understand
True love can be such a sweet harmony
If you do the best that you can

[Verse 3]
Now, if you marry the wrong kind of woman
And you get where you can't agree
Well, you just as well forget your plan
Let that woman be

[Verse 4]
But a man ought to make a good husband
And quit trying to lead a fast life
Going about dressing up other women
Won't put clothes on his own wife
[Chorus]
Oh no, it's not hard for you to understand
True love can be such a sweet harmony
If you do the best that you can

[Verse 5]
Well, there's lots of good women want to marry
And they want to live well at home
But they're afraid they'll get hold of some rowdy man
Can't let other women alone

[Verse 6]
And there's lots of good men want to marry
And they want to live well at home
But every time they turn their back, there's a man there
Asking, "Darling, is he gone?"

[Chorus]
Oh no it's not hard for you to understand
True love can be such a sweet harmony
If you do the best that you can

[Refrain]
True love can be such a sweet harmony
If you do the best that you can